Welcome
Banstead:
Meet the Tutors
Why are we called Banstead?
• Fan Court School was founded in 1932 by Geith Plimmer and Guy Snape with 5 boys as a preparatory school for boys from the ages of 7 to 13. The purpose of the school was to promote education in an atmosphere of Christian Science.
• The school was originally housed in The Lodge at Banstead.
• Later Fan Court School merged with Claremont School to become Claremont Fan Court School.
Rule 1
Be kind
Rule 2
Try your hardest
Banstead Pastoral Team
•Head of House – Mr Draper jdraper@claremont.surrey.sch.uk
•Deputy Head of House – Ms Green egreen@claremont.surrey.sch.uk
lwigley@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk egreen@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk ncoen@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk mpenajimenez@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk rtodd@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk apollard@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATION
Working together
Where you have a specific question or concern, in the first instance, please contact your child’s tutor.
Usual escalation route if necessary:
Tutor head of house head deputy head (pastoral) deputy head (academic) An initial response will be sent within 24 hours. More complex matters may require further research and enquiries.
SUPPORT FOR PUPILS
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
• Prep club after school until 6pm
• Subject clinics
• Individual Needs team (IN)
• Timetabled study support groups (Y9-11)
• Individualised study support
• Touch typing courses (read / write)
• JGP academic enrichment programme
PASTORAL SUPPORT
• Peer leaders and mentors
• IN lunchtime clubs incl social skills
• ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant)
• Mental health in PSHE programme
• Mindfulness coach
• School counsellors
MENTAL HEALTH
Who to speak to:
• Head of House
• Deputy Head of House
• Tutors
• Care Centre + school counsellor
• Head of pastoral – Mr Stanley
• DSL – Mr Stanley/Mrs Heard
• Head of IN - Mrs Phillips
• Mindfulness – Mr Jeffrey
Mental health
Childline - https://www.childline.org.uk/
Young Minds - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/
BEAT - https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
NHS Live Well - https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/
Rise Above - https://riseabove.org.uk/
Kooth - https://www.kooth.com/
Mobile phones & uniform
Year 7 mobile phone policy
LOST PROPERTY
• Bags left on site overnight or weekend will be moved to the bag racks.
• There are lost property stores outside HoH office and in the science block
• Named items will be given to HoH to notify students via email. It is really important that pupils read their emails!
• Periodically, a lost property 'tent' will be placed in the top car park for items which have not been reclaimed by the routes above.
• The next good as new sale is on 27th September
PARENT PORTAL
• Resources – term dates, forms, uniform, co-curricular guide etc
• Pupil specific information – reports, timetable, homework tasks set
• Your messages from school (which are also sent via email)
• Live full school calendar
• Update your contact information
• Website and a mobile app
• Quick links (eg form to report a child’s absence)
SCHOOL CODE = CLAREMONT
TEEN TIPS WELLBEING HUB
A ‘one-stop’ website / app for expert information on the social, emotional and educational needs of young people.
We use the website in school with students with a pupil portal and there is also a parent portal.
Lots of relevant parent information including;
o Courses (parenting and autism course)
o Resources (A-Z of different topic areas)
o Events (incl webinars, podcasts and blogs)
o Q&A
o Support
https://club.teentips.co.uk/register/parents/?ca=697f517 4e8ede689e583f5997141ac57
Webinar / Podcast Programme
Please do let the pastoral team know if you are concerned about your child - Further details on Teen Tips will be shared in Friday’s SchoolPost newsletter -
https://club.teentips.co.uk/register/parents/?ca=697f517 4e8ede689e583f5997141ac57
Y9 & 10 in Sports Hall
Y12 in the Gym
Banstead Pastoral Team
•Head of House – Mr Draper jdraper@claremont.surrey.sch.uk
•Deputy Head of House – Ms Green egreen@claremont.surrey.sch.uk
lwigley@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk egreen@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk ncoen@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk mpenajimenez@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk rtodd@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk apollard@ claremont.surrey.sch.uk